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 Best Practice Recommendations - Electronic Processing
   Usage of Group Codes, Reason Codes, Remark Codes   check check see footnotes check see footnotes     check     check check  
   Electronic Processing of Corrections to Claims   check check see footnotes check see footnotes     check     check see footnotes  
 
 Claims Processing
   1. Submitting Supporting Documentation (w/ Cover Sheet)   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   2. Submitting Corrected Claims (w/ Cover Sheet)   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   3. Following Up on Processed Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   4. Using Common Modifiers   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   5. Coding Anesthesia & Billing CRNA   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   6. Getting Claim Status   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   7. Splitting Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   8. Handling Injury Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   9. Submitting EOB on Electronic Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   10. Resubmitting Claims Electronically   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   11. ER Notes Not Required w/ Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   12. Patient Card Not Required w/ Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
   13. Adjustments Made to Paid Claims   check check check check check     check check   check check  
 
 Referrals & Prospective Review
   1. "One-Stop-Shop" Processing Requirements   check see footnotes check check check     check       see footnotes  
   2. Using Standard Referral Actions   check see footnotes check no check     check       see footnotes  
   3. Self Refer for Women's Healthcare   check see footnotes check check check     check       check  
   4. Coding Referrals & Authorizations   check see footnotes check check check     check       see footnotes  
   5. Tolerance Period for Referral Dates   check see footnotes check check check     no       see footnotes  
   6. Referrals Not Required for ER Visits   check see footnotes check check check     check       see footnotes  
   7. Requesting Prospective Clinical-Medical Review   check check check no check     check       check  
 
 Referrals & Prospective Review
   1. Handbook for Practitioner's Staff   check check check check check     check     check check  
   2. Confirmation Receipt of Credentialing Application   no no no no no     check     no no  
   3. Adjudicating Claims as of Effective Date   check check check check check     check     check check  

Footnotes:

check Referrals are never required for any of the health plan's products
checkImplementation date to be determined
checkOnly hospital claims
checkReferrals are never required for any of the health plan's products. Applies only to authorizations.


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